1 Corinthians 15:40 (WEB)

Passage

There are also celestial bodies, and terrestrial bodies; but the glory of the celestial differs from that of the terrestrial.

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 15:38 But God gives it a body even as it pleased him, and to each seed a body of its own.

1 Corinthians 15:39 All flesh is not the same flesh, but there is one flesh of men, another flesh of animals, another of fish, and another of birds.

1 Corinthians 15:40 There are also celestial bodies, and terrestrial bodies; but the glory of the celestial differs from that of the terrestrial.

1 Corinthians 15:41 There is one glory of the sun, another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for one star differs from another star in glory.

1 Corinthians 15:42 So also is the resurrection of the dead. The body is sown perishable; it is raised imperishable.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "celestial", "bodies", "terrestrial", "glory", and "differs". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "celestial" and "bodies", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 39's "All flesh is not the same flesh..." into verse 41's "There is one glory of the sun...", so "celestial" and "bodies" belong inside that flow. In 1 Corinthians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "celestial" and "bodies" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.